BES 301B

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Support

Academic resources

You receive W (writing) credit for completing this course. A W course requires that you write and revise 10-15 pages. Your final paper is that long, and you will receive feedback from your peers and from me to help you improve your writing—you’ll learn a lot both by conducting your own reviews and by reading other people’s comments on your work. I encourage you to make use of the free resources at the Writing and Communication Center (WaCC). Check out the course calendar on Canvas, and schedule visits or online-meetings with peer consultants before drafts of different sections of your paper are due. The WaCC can also help you understand the primary literature you are reading.

There is also a significant quantitative component of this course; we will be working with numbers. Everyone will complete their own work, but help each other! I also encourage you to make use of the campus resources available to you in the Quantitative Skills Center. It is a free, drop-in center with tutors trained to help students understand the concepts behind the numbers and build confidence in solving quantitative problems. You can find times when tutors are available for the concepts we will use in this course in the online schedule. Alternately you can call them at 425-352-3170, or just drop in to see them in UW2-030.

Navigate

There are many registration deadlines that come quickly during the quarter--for instance, a decision to drop a class. As your professor, part of my job is to communicate any concerns I may have about your academic performance to your advisors. This is meant to better connect you with support resources before it is too late. UW Bothell utilizes the Navigate Student Success Management system to allow me to share such feedback with your advisors should I feel such communication is needed. In addition, your advisors may request that I submit a progress report on your behalf. These communications remain confidential between me and your advisors, and will provide them up-to-date information related to your assignments, academic progress, and participation. Using Navigate to alert advisors about your academic progress will both help advising staff to know when you might need support and will prompt me to reflect on your work and make me think about what I can do to help you succeed in this class and at UW Bothell.

Personal support services